Local Authority Voting Systems

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 23 June 2021.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 1:59, 23 June 2021

The 2021 Act allows principal councils to choose either first-past-the-post or STV. A key principle throughout the 2021 Act is for decisions to be made locally. The Welsh Government should not interfere in that local choice by seeking to ensure councils have got one or other system.